Afghanistan

US troops not to leave Afghanistan in days, says Biden

US President Joe Biden said on Friday that the drawdown in Afghanistan is "on track", but troops will not leave the country in the next few days.

Jul 3, 2021

Indians in Afghanistan beware; India alerts nationals of serious threat of kidnapping [details]

Amid growing violence in several provinces carried out by terror groups, Indian nationals in Afghanistan are advised to exercise caution at all times and avoid all non-essential travels.

Jun 30, 2021

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Qureshi has become Minister of Taliban, says Pakistan MP after his pro-Taliban remarks

In the interview, Qureshi also made a few anti-India statements and when questioned about Osama Bin Laden being called a martyr by PM Imran Khan, he said, "I will let that pass."

Jun 22, 2021

Ghani urges Taliban to observe ceasefire during Ramadan

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday urged the Taliban to halt fighting and observe a ceasefire during the Islamic holy month month of Ramadan aimed at bolstering the peace process.

Apr 13, 2021

"Sticky bombs" shift base from Afghanistan to Kashmir; New headache reckons security forces in valley

One of the major advantages of these bombs for the terrorists is that they can be easily hidden and detonated and target the security forces in urban areas of Kashmir.

Mar 1, 2021

Kabul hushes up Chinese espionage cell reports, helps 10 spies fly back home safely

The 10 detainees were believed to be creating a fake East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) module in Afghanistan to entrap operatives of the small Islamic separatist group alleged to be active in Xinjiang province in western China

Jan 4, 2021

Afghan women's rights activist Freshta Kohistani shot dead, spoke against wave of assassinations

Afghan women's rights activist Freshta Kohistani, 29 and her brother were shot dead by motorbike-borne gunmen. She was the second activist to be killed in two days after a prominent pro-democracy advocate was killed in Kabul.

Dec 26, 2020

Eight killed, 15 injured in car bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kabul

Eight civilians were killed and 15 others injured as a blast rocked the Police District 5 of Kabul on Sunday, the Afghan Interior Ministry said in a statement.

Dec 20, 2020

Kabul's deputy governor Mahboobullah Mohebi killed in blast in Afghanistan

A bomb attack in Afghanistan's capital city killed the deputy governor of Kabul on Tuesday, security officials said, adding a sticky bomb was attached to his car by unknown assailants.

Dec 15, 2020

Afghan peace negotiating teams meet in Doha

After months of bickering over rules and procedures for the Afghan peace dialogue, negotiating teams of the Kabul government and the Taliban met in the Qatar capital of Doha, the State Ministry for Peace Affairs said in a statement released here on Sunday.

Dec 7, 2020

Afghan president unwilling to proceed with Taliban peace talks; prez office denies

The Taliban announced, last week, on social media that both sides had agreed to the nearly two dozen points under discussion earlier this month — a framework for how talks would go forward, including points of protocol and how issues would be presented.

Nov 30, 2020

As US Army exits, PAK PM lands in Afghanistan; expect dirty games, say experts

Not only have the terrorist groups, including Al Qaeda, Taliban, Haqqani Network and many others established their primary bases in Pakistan but they also receive active or passive assistance from the agencies entrenched within the security establishment of Pakistan, especially the Inter-Service Intelligence.

Nov 19, 2020

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Afghanistan

US troops not to leave Afghanistan in days, says Biden

Indians in Afghanistan beware; India alerts nationals of serious threat of kidnapping [details]

Qureshi has become Minister of Taliban, says Pakistan MP after his pro-Taliban remarks

Ghani urges Taliban to observe ceasefire during Ramadan

"Sticky bombs" shift base from Afghanistan to Kashmir; New headache reckons security forces in valley

Kabul hushes up Chinese espionage cell reports, helps 10 spies fly back home safely

Afghan women's rights activist Freshta Kohistani shot dead, spoke against wave of assassinations

Eight killed, 15 injured in car bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kabul

Kabul's deputy governor Mahboobullah Mohebi killed in blast in Afghanistan

Afghan peace negotiating teams meet in Doha

Afghan president unwilling to proceed with Taliban peace talks; prez office denies

As US Army exits, PAK PM lands in Afghanistan; expect dirty games, say experts

Afghanistan blast: 16 dead, 90 injured after powerful explosion rocks Firoz Koah

Afghan forces, Taliban continue to clash even as peace talks start

Afghan vice president unharmed in attack in Kabul: Spokesperson

Pakistan's militant face unmasked again, terrorists seen chilling: Watch

Afghanistan bomb blast: 5 dead, 32 injured outside special forces' camp in Balkh

Mass jailbreak in Afghanistan as IS fighters battle Afghan forces

Afghan girl takes revenge, shoots two Taliban terrorists dead after parents murdered

Breaking: Sikh man kidnapped by Taliban has been rescued

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